Bentley Motors is showcasing its fastest, most potent drop-top ever - the new 2011 Continental Supersports Convertible – during the New York Motor Show beginning this week. The newest addition to the Continental model range features a 621-horsepower, twin-turbocharged W12 engine that is capable of running on both gasoline and E85 bioethanol, making it both powerful and environmentally conscious.
The Supersports begins with the age-old concept of “more power, less weight,” and packs an extra 21 hp and 37 lb-ft of torque in its twin-turbocharged W-12 engine over the already-ridiculous GT Speed. Increasing the output to 621 hp and 590 lb-ft meant the transmission needed beefing up, and it also got a reprogram to shorten the shift time by more than 50 percent.
The entire 2011 Continental model range, including the new Supersports Convertible, will be capable of running on both gasoline and E85 bioethanol, or any combination of the two, reaffirming Bentley’s ongoing commitment to make all its cars biofuel compatible by 2012. Pioneered by the Supersports Coupe, this FlexFuel technology offers a reduction of up to 70 percent in CO2 emissions on a ‘well-to-wheel’ basis, a measure of a fuel’s net contribution to the atmosphere, not just tailpipe emissions.
* Price (est): $280,000
(Source: Bentley)
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